Opponent files paperwork to run against Hackel for Macomb County executive

Apr. 10, 2014

Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel

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Detroit Free Press Staff Writer

A St. Clair Shores Republican filed paperwork to run for Macomb County executive just two days after Executive Mark Hackel filed paperwork to run for re-election.

Randell Shafer, 50, a retired Army officer, filed his paperwork Wednesday at the county election department. Hackel filed his paperwork Monday.

Shafer is not new to the political scene. He ran unsuccessfully against Hackel, a Democrat, for executive four years ago. Two years ago, he ran unsuccessfully against Democrat Veronica Klinefelt for county commission and against Democratic U.S. Rep. Sander Levin in 2004 and 2006.

Libertarian Erin Stahl also challenged Hackel in the November 2010 election. No one else had filed paperwork to run for executive as of early this afternoon. The filing deadline is 4 p.m. April 22.